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Pie

Learn English with this food English lesson

Date: Jan 09 2013

Themes: Food

Intro

Almost anything is good when wrapped in a flaky crust. That’s why there are so many kinds of pie.

In the US, apple pie is the most famous. But you can put almost any kind of fruit in pies. Peaches and berries make great pies. Pie isn’t just for dessert. There are also savory pies with vegetables or meat in them!

Vocab

crust n.

Definition

Example Jenny's favorite part of the pizza is the crust.

dessert n.

Definition

Example What would you like for dessert? We have pumpkin pie or baklava.

flaky adj.

Definition

Example These cookies were supposed to be flaky and good, but they're soggy and terrible.

savory adj.

Definition

Example I like bananas in savory dishes, but not in desserts.

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Discussion

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What kind of pie is popular in your country? What kind of pie do you like best?

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Olivine

Indonesia

blueberry cheese pie is nyummyyy. love it

LindQM

China

Pie is not the ordinary food in China, but I wanna eat, I like Pie, those look tasty, and have kinds of pies, amazing.

Yuci

Japan

quiche!!

I’m working in a small restaurant for part time job. I ate a quiche for my first time there, and I REALLY liked it! I think quiche is not commonly known here.

samim 92

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i love apple pieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

ghost.w0506

Germany

ahhhhhhhhhh

I love the young little baker because that remember me on my childhood. I grow up in in my dad s bakery and made my first cake when I was 5 years old. I love baking and cooking and apple pie, with raisins and apples…............ wowow , what a taste, in addtion you can use vanilla sousse , yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmiiiiiiiiiiiiii

ryanman

Nigeria

i actully dunt liyk pi thut mush i wunt wuter frum creek

ryanman

Nigeria

sume here i want sum pie.

dayu1

Mexico

apple pie or coconut cream pie mmmm yumi :) now i want a piece of pie. here is not so commun eat pie only in some bakery or in home

QueenP.

Turkey

In my country pie isn’t asa famous as other pastry. But nevertheless ı like pie, especially apple pie.

we usually meka it and eat whit tea. I think to make the best apple pie; you have to mix apple,cinnamon and nut. If you make apple pie whit my recipe and taste it, you’ll thakful to me :)

julito

Argentina

princessa, obviously you don´t have a sweet tooth, maybe you crave more for sour sweet or spicy foods. :)))))

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

princessanika

I bet you havent tried good pies!:)

Dont you like sweets?!

Of course some pastry shops offer very bad taste apple pies, I dont like them too!:(

princessanika

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i think it’s not good it’s my idea i don’t like pie very much it isen’t very delicuse.

dorinne

Mauritius

here in my region for christmas,we have apple pie

Nanosa44

Mexico

Thanks, I enjoyed this lesson. I had hard time to speak about any food topics.

Nanosa44

Mexico

Acully, the pie is not famous in my Country. But by the time goes people would like to immetate western and eat pies. We have kind of savory pies with different flaky shills with vegitables and meat in it.

single juan

China

Most of my friends in western countries like sweet pie ,such as apple pie and peach pie, but there are many pies with meat or shrimp or vegetables in China, and I think it’s aiso beautifu taste. so, my deer friends ,if you have chance to taste Chinwse pie , don’t quit! It’s really delicious!